Could Bill de Blasio be the next mayor of New York?

The candidate who wants to tax the rich and give to the poor seems all but guaranteed to win the Democratic nomination in the mayoral race – and then to victory in the polls. Bad news for Michael Bloomberg

Bill de Blasio, a Democratic candidate in the New York City mayoral election. Photograph: Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters

Hahaha! Irony, yes, very good. Say one thing, mean the opposite. No seriously. He's almost certainly won the Democratic nomination, pending the official count, and then he is almost certain to win the main election in November.

Crikey. What are his politics? Very liberal. He got arrested during the campaign for protesting against the closure of a hospital. He wants to raise taxes on the rich and spend money on the poor.

I see. A bit like Trotsky. I thought those guys always lose in US elections? They do.

So what makes DiMarzio … De Blasio

Sorry. What makes De Blasio so popular? He's not Michael Bloomberg or Anthony Weiner.

Well neither am I, but no one's ever made me mayor of anything. Nor will they with that attitude.

What's so unappealing about Michael Bloomberg anyway? He's a Republican billionaire who's been mayor for ages.

And what's so unappealing about Anthony Weiner? Well, Weiner famously had to resign as a congressman in 2011 when it was revealed that he had a habit of sending naked pictures of himself to various women other than his wife. After a comeback, he was doing well in this year's Democratic race until it was revealed that he still had a habit of sending naked pictures of himself … etc etc. What De Blasio looks like naked has never been considered.